Summit Up

Good morning and welcome to Summit Up, the world's only daily column that, until we saw one recently, didn't realize how much we missed mullets.

Afterall, these infamous hairstyles are "Business in the front. Party in the back." Over the years, they've provided us so much joy. However, until this lone fashion-statement maker appeared in front of us the other day we didn't realize how long it had been since we'd seen one.

We used to live in the south, where the mullet is about as common as sweet tea and fried chicken. Now we realize we took those mullet-viewing days for granted.

So, to honor the mullet, we'd like to mention a few famous ones. Most recently, everyone probably recognizes the radical style Dog the Bounty Hunter portrays so well. But some of these others may take you back a bit ...

First off, we have to give props to MacGyver. We mean, we're not really sure how he does it, but even rockin' a mullet, we'd still want him to rescue us from a perilous situation. We don't share the same warm feeling for the one Billy Ray Cyrus so sincerely displayed, but some of the rest of you may.

Next up, is cartoon Captain Planet. He is our hero after all and going to take pollution down to zero. That's probably why his is green, which brings us to The Incredible Hulk. Then, in a plastic black model you have Darth Vader.

While investigating the mullet, we found some fantastic websites that brought us back to our days of witnessing the thriving mullet. We also found some information that we wouldn't exactly cite as accurate, but we'll share anyway because this is Summit Up and we can.

Check this one out by ratemymullet.com, "Leading scienticians say that anti-mullet sentiments have risen a staggering 437 percent in the past 5 years alone." Then on Plagueofthemullet.com, they claim that having a mullet means you are statistically less likely to make a success of yourself... Now, that's just crazy talk in our opinion (we'll refer back to the names above).

Lastly, for those of you who just can't commit to the mullet, but would like to feature the style once in a while, mullet wigs are available. The ones we found came with fun names like, "the class of 1987" "mullet perm wig" and "the landscaper."

Afterall, it is a style that has stood the test of time (a history that can be found on plagueofthemullet.com). Maybe it's time for a hair appointment.

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Mullets aside, we also have an Angel Alert! Angel Alert! going out from the Lake Dillon Preschool and Early Learning Center, which would like to thank Scot Jardon of Mountain View Sports, in Keystone, for his transportation assistance.

Preschool director Sherri Seirmarco wrote: "Scot generously stepped up and offered to transport 12 preschoolers from Dillon to A-Basin, for ski lessons. The Summit Stage concluded services to the remote ski area with two more weeks of lessons to go. After searching for a transportation option, with no success, the preschool feared that the final two lessons would have to be cancelled. Hearing of the challange, Scot offerred not only the use of his company's van, but his driving services as well. Thank you Scot for this assistance and your support."

Wings and halos, on their way ...

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We out, looking for the elusive mullet. E-mail us at summitup@summitdaily.com.